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Ecolab (ECL) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Ecolab (ECL) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 13.0% year-over-year to 0.03%, compared with a TTM value of 0.03% through Dec 2025, down 13.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.03%, down 13.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.03% for Q4 2025 at Ecolab, down from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.16% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.03% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.11%, with a median of 0.1% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed grew 6bps in 2024, then fell -13bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.1% in 2021, then decreased by -8bps to 0.09% in 2022, then increased by 24bps to 0.11% in 2023, then soared by 41bps to 0.16% in 2024, then plummeted by -82bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for ECL at 0.03% in Q4 2025, 0.13% in Q3 2025, and 0.16% in Q2 2025.